The Future of the Arctic Depends on a 100-Year-Old Treaty
What do a remote Arctic archipelago, fisheries, World War I, and climate change have in common? The Svalbard Treaty. Back in 1920, dozens of countries signed an agreement allowing all of the... Read allWhat do a remote Arctic archipelago, fisheries, World War I, and climate change have in common? The Svalbard Treaty. Back in 1920, dozens of countries signed an agreement allowing all of them equal fishing rights around the islands, which were previously no man's land but are now... Read allWhat do a remote Arctic archipelago, fisheries, World War I, and climate change have in common? The Svalbard Treaty. Back in 1920, dozens of countries signed an agreement allowing all of them equal fishing rights around the islands, which were previously no man's land but are now controlled by Norway (a stipulation of the Treaty). At the time, it was no big deal - the... Read all